Comments on: The Fascinating Story Of The John Snow Pump In Soho https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:57:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: John Snow’s Pump – The History of Medicine, Health and Public Health (4) – Public Health Learner https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/#comment-2543 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:57:30 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=15668#comment-2543 […] Source: https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/ […]

]]> By: The Story of The East End's Aldgate Pump - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/#comment-2060 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:53:13 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=15668#comment-2060 […] Many in London started dying in cholera and typhoid outbreaks. Evidence is scant but some say that hundreds died whilst drinking from the Aldgate Pump. Certainly, many died drinking from a pump on Broad Street in Soho. It was that epidemic that was studied by physician John Snow, helping him to identify that cholera was a water-bourne disease. I have written previously about that Broad Street pump here. […]

]]> By: The Story Behind London's Old Cattle Troughs - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/#comment-1968 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:50:09 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=15668#comment-1968 […] when he mapped out the cases in one area and they all converged around a particular pump in Soho, a replica of which stands on the site […]

]]> By: Fresh from the Trench: Pump Up the Jam – Bamburgh Research Project's Blog https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-the-john-snow-pump-in-soho/#comment-1662 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:44:34 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=15668#comment-1662 […] in urban areas. London unfortunately was the site of contamination leading to numerous outbreaks: cholera and even the discovery of human remains in the drinking water. If those stories didn’t make you […]

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